These Are The Most Popular TV Moms In Every State

Mother's Day is right around the corner What better way to celebrate moms everywhere than by giving a shout-out (and maybe a binge session) to some of our favorite TV moms? HowToWatch.com figured out every state's favorite TV mom, so, you can figure out what show to put on your queue for Sunday (May 12). They searched lists from Ranker, Rotten Tomatoes, and Parents to figure out which characters are the most beloved TV moms of all time. After that, HowToWatch.com then ran each character through Google Trends to identify which one was searched the most in every single state. According to their results, there are five types of TV moms that everybody loves: modern, classic, cartoon, troubled, and Westerosi moms.

Modern moms:

• Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, North Dakota, West Virginia: Meredith Grey (Grey’s Anatomy)
• Georgia, Pennsylvania, Virginia: Tami Taylor (Friday Night Lights)
• New Hampshire, Vermont: Miriam “Midge” Maisel (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
• Arizona, Washington: Gloria Delgado-Pritchett (Modern Family)
• Missouri: Claire Dunphy (Modern Family)
• Maine: Lorelei Gilmore (Gilmore Girls)
• North Carolina: Rainbow Johnson (Black-ish)

Classic moms:

• New Mexico, Rhode Island: Carol Brady (The Brady Bunch)
• Kansas, Nevada: Peggy Bundy (Married With Children)
• District of Columbia: Clair Huxtable (The Cosby Show)
• Massachusetts: Jill Taylor (Home Improvement)
• New York: Debra Barone (Everybody Loves Raymond)
• California: Lucy Ricardo (I Love Lucy)
• Delaware: Edith Bunker (All in the Family)
• Hawaii: Lily Munster (The Munsters)
• Texas: Eleanor “Miss Ellie” Ewing (Dallas)
• Florida: Victoria Barkley (The Big Valley)
• Minnesota: June Cleaver (Leave It to Beaver)

Cartoon moms:

• Mississippi, South Dakota, Utah: Marge Simpson (The Simpsons)
• Kentucky, Maryland, South Carolina: Peggy Hill (King of the Hill)
• Oklahoma: Lois Griffin (Family Guy)
• Tennessee: Francine Smith (American Dad)
• Connecticut: Jane Jetson (The Jetsons)
• Indiana: Betty Rubble (The Flintstones)

Troubled moms:

• Idaho, Iowa: Joyce Byers (Stranger Things)
• Oregon: Nancy Botwin (Weeds)
• New Jersey: Carmella Soprano (The Sopranos) and Sophia Petrillo (Golden Girls)
• Michigan: Debbie Egan (GLOW)
• Wisconsin: Lynette Scavo (Desperate Housewives)

Westeros moms:

• Alaska: Cersei Lannister (Game of Thrones)
• Colorado: Olenna Tyrell (Game of Thrones)
• Montana: Ellaria Sand (Game of Thrones)
• Wyoming: Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones)

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